Cost analysis of acute care resource utilization among individuals with sickle cell disease in a middle-income country

• Main Authors: Clarisse Lobo (Author), Patricia Moura (Author), Delaine Fidlarczyk (Author), Jane Duran (Author), Roberto Barbosa (Author), Thais Oliveira (Author), Emilia Matos do Nascimento (Author), Nickhill Bhakta (Author), Jane S. Hankins (Author)
• Format: Knjiga
• Izdano: BMC, 2022-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Teme: article
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Abstract Background The costs associated with the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD) are understudied in low and middle-income countries (LMIC). We evaluated the cost of treating SCD-related acute complications and the potential cost-savings of hydroxyurea in a specialized hematology center in B...